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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 177

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  1. Care of Farm Animals

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    The most common animals on the farm in this locality are cows, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys. In the farmyard Hens, chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
    Cows are the most useful animals on the farm. Some people give names to their cows.
    In winter cows are kept in a house called a byre. It is sometimes made of wood and roofed with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matt Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilglass and Cloonagh, Co. Longford